nutritional value. Therefore, there is need to assess the
quality of new varieties being introduced into the state and
compare them with the local varieties in order not to lose the
already existing varieties which may even be better than the
new ones in overall merit.
A critical comparison of previous and new rice varieties in
Ebonyi State with a view to determining their nutritional
worth, and advising farmers and consumers accordingly is of
utmost importance. The objective of this work is, therefore,
to evaluate the proximate and mineral composition of the
selected indigenous and newly introduced rice varieties as an
index of their nutritional worth